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Kyle Van Noy is the Lions' latest second-round bust, but his trade to the Patriots may signal that the team is about to get healthier at linebacker.

The Patriots traded tight end AJ Derby to the Denver Broncos for what sources said was a 2017 fifth-round draft pick.

Derby, a 2015 sixth-round pick out of Arkansas, impressed many in the preseason as New England's No. 3 tight end. He played 35 offensive snaps in four games after spending his rookie season on injured reserve.

In the deal with Detroit, New England will exchange its sixth-round pick of the 2017 draft for the Lions' seventh-round slot, a source said.